Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott was ranked the most exclusive school in Arizona, according to a new study by the website 24/7 Wall St. that examines acceptance rates and characteristics of university students nationwide.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott has an acceptance rate of 76.5 percent, and 75 percent of its students have SAT scores above 1130. The yearly net cost to attend the campus $34,120.
To determine the most selective universities in each state, 24/7 Wall St. examined the National Center for Education Statistics’ data on four-year schools, as well as other sources.
Some schools on the list are large campuses receiving tens of thousands of student application forms and approving only a fraction of the total. Other universities are small, private schools with high tuitions.
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The Most Selective Universities by State
| State | Most Selective College | Admission Rate | SAT Scores at 25th and 75th Percentiles | Annual Net Price to Attend |
| Alabama | University of Alabama | 53.3% | 1050 and 1280 | $19,993 |
| Alaska | University of Alaska, Fairbanks | 76.7% | 1030 and 1270 | $9,010 |
| Arizona | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 76.5% | 1130 and 1350 | $34,120 |
| Arkansas | University of Arkansas | 66.0% | 1110 and 1280 | $15,966 |
| California | California Institute of Technology | 7.7% | 1530 and 1590 | $24,466 |
| Colorado | U.S. Air Force Academy | 11.9% | 1210 and 1390 | not available |
| Connecticut | Yale University | 6.9% | 1460 and 1580 | $18,053 |
| Delaware | University of Delaware | 62.9% | 1130 and 1330 | $16,286 |
| Florida | University of Miami | 35.7% | 1230 and 1420 | $42,204 |
| Georgia | Emory University | 22.0% | 1350 and 1520 | $26,867 |
| Hawaii | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 36.8% | 1090 and 1253 | $12,155 |
| Idaho | Northwest Nazarene University | 73.4% | 1030 and 1230 | $19,204 |
| Illinois | University of Chicago | 8.7% | 1480 and 1580 | $34,834 |
| Indiana | University of Notre Dame | 18.9% | 1370 and 1520 | $27,453 |
| Iowa | Grinnell College | 28.9% | 1310 and 1510 | $29,492 |
| Kansas | McPherson College | 48.5% | 1030 and 1180 | $21,954 |
| Kentucky | Berea College | 35.1% | 970 and 1200 | $1,680 |
| Louisiana | Tulane University | 21.5% | 1330 and 1490 | $33,886 |
| Maine | Colby College | 15.8% | 1340 and 1500 | $20,361 |
| Maryland | Johns Hopkins University | 12.5% | 1450 and 1570 | $29,066 |
| Massachusetts | Harvard University | 5.2% | 1460 and 1590 | $17,030 |
| Michigan | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 26.5% | 1330 and 1500 | $16,408 |
| Minnesota | Carleton College | 21.2% | 1360 and 1530 | $28,148 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi College | 39.0% | 1070 and 1290 | $17,098 |
| Missouri | Washington University in St. Louis | 16.0% | 1470 and 1570 | $27,777 |
| Montana | Rocky Mountain College | 64.4% | 910 and 1150 | $20,276 |
| Nebraska | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 64.4% | 1100 and 1380 | $16,813 |
| Nevada | Sierra Nevada College | 69.0% | 910 and 1140 | $28,679 |
| New Hampshire | Dartmouth College | 10.4% | 1430 and 1560 | $22,303 |
| New Jersey | Princeton University | 6.4% | 1430 and 1570 | $16,302 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 21.7% | 1190 and 1390 | $13,741 |
| New York | Columbia University | 6.6% | 1410 and 1570 | $22,824 |
| North Carolina | Duke University | 9.9% | 1380 and 1540 | $22,011 |
| North Dakota | Trinity Bible College and Graduate School | 42.4% | 995 and 1230 | $20,408 |
| Ohio | Case Western Reserve University | 33.1% | 1340 and 1520 | $34,973 |
| Oklahoma | University of Tulsa | 39.0% | 1150 and 1440 | $25,086 |
| Oregon | Reed College | 35.6% | 1310 and 1500 | $32,097 |
| Pennsylvania | University of Pennsylvania | 9.3% | 1420 and 1560 | $24,539 |
| Rhode Island | Brown University | 8.5% | 1405 and 1570 | $25,651 |
| South Carolina | Clemson University | 47.2% | 1220 and 1390 | $18,757 |
| South Dakota | Augustana University | 67.8% | 1070 and 1290 | $18,937 |
| Tennessee | Vanderbilt University | 10.9% | 1440 and 1570 | $23,295 |
| Texas | Rice University | 15.9% | 1490 and 1580 | $24,131 |
| Utah | Brigham Young University-Provo | 52.4% | 1210 and 1410 | $12,979 |
| Vermont | Middlebury College | 17.1% | 1320 and 1510 | $22,841 |
| Virginia | Washington and Lee University | 22.0% | 1350 and 1490 | $25,029 |
| Washington | University of Washington-Seattle | 46.4% | 1190 and 1420 | $9,443 |
| West Virginia | Ohio Valley University | 28.6% | 910 and 1110 | $17,613 |
| Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 53.8% | 1280 and 1450 | $15,910 |
| Wyoming | University of Wyoming | 96.8% | 1040 and 1290 | $13,441 |